Skyward

Backend Engineer

• Support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by disseminating data to researchers studying ways to improve the quality and reduce the cost of care for chronically ill Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
• Ingest new data sources into the CMS Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW).
• Build, optimize, and maintain data views integrating new and existing datasets.
• Design and support ETL workflows in a cloud data warehouse such as Snowflake.
• Support production operations, including rotation-based ETL load responsibilities that may occur off-hours or on weekends.
• Document processes and business logic for audits, troubleshooting, and onboarding.
• Collaborate with data analysts, technical leads, and CMS partners.
• Identify and resolve database or performance issues and contribute to continuous improvement of data systems.

Database Developer

Software Engineer

• Write effective, scalable Python code supporting CMS as it merges systems into one AI-driven platform
• Automate build, test, and deployment workflows using Jenkins and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Own CI/CD pipelines end to end
• Build and maintain automated unit, integration, and regression test suites
• Integrate test-coverage analysis, code-quality checks, and security gates using tools such as SonarQube and Snyk
• Package and deploy workloads with Docker and related containerization tools
• Investigate and debug test failures, update tests, and file bugs as needed
• Collaborate with human-centered design experts to build intuitive, responsive, personalized solutions
• Develop and tune back-end components to improve responsiveness and performance

• Assess the client's current data systems and design a data management framework
• Build and maintain a central data repository
• Implement data validation rules and automated cleansing
• Configure access controls using least-privilege principles
• Develop backup and disaster-recovery plans
• Automate data collection, transformation, and reporting pipelines
• Maintain a data dictionary and enforce naming standards
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the government client's Contracting Officer and COR
• Maintain oversight across the contract, including analysts' work
• Respond to calls within 24 hours
• Support a future-looking, growth-oriented team modernizing government services

Database Developer

Software Engineer

Senior Database Developer